re: “You Can Do Whatever You Want After You’re Married”
That’s great, khawa, that your dad thinks outside the box and treats you equally as your brothers. However, the bolded parts in your post above imply that dads who are strict are not real men and their daughters’ education or confidence level suffers due to this. I know your post wasn’t directed at anyone in particular and I’m not taking it personally. I’m just using myself as an example here. While my parents were strict about the dress code and our freedom to travel anywhere without family, they have always put a great deal of emphasis on higher education for all my siblings equally and always encouraged us to participate in educational/social activities that will help us grow personally and professionally. My sis didn’t get admission in a Canadian med school, so she was allowed to go to the Caribbean and subsequently to the States. Likewise, I spent a semester abroad on study based exchange during Uni. Did the same sharm-o-haya rules apply while we were out living by ourselves? Yes. Did that stop us from building the confidence to talk to just about anyone? No.
Respectfully, please be careful in future how you word your sentences, so as not to offend anyone. I understand what you meant, and kudos to your dad for not giving into societal pressure. But those who are mindful of cultural limitations are not necessarily bad dads either.